Miami-Dade police are continuing to investigate the murder of 21-year-old Edward "Eddie" Pieron, a University of Miami student who was found dead in his South Miami house, one day after celebrating his 21st birthday.
Eddie's girlfriend made the horrific discovery on the afternoon of July 5, when she went to check on him after he failed to meet her for an afternoon date. When Eddie's girlfriend stepped inside the house, she found him lying motionless on the floor in a pool of blood. She immediately ran to the house of neighbor Ricardo Silva and asked him for help. Silva later described the scene to CBS4.com:
"When we answered the door there was a young girl there saying she needed some help," Silva said. "She [asked if she] could borrow a phone, her friend was bleeding. I told my wife to grab the First-Aid kit and follow me. We got to the house, she got inside the door and as I got to the door I noticed a lot of blood on the floor, some blood splatters, some bloody footprints and smears," he said. "I saw the victim, the body I guess you would say lying in a red, large pool of blood."
When investigators arrived at the house, they cordoned off the area and began the meticulous task of collecting evidence from the crime scene. What if anything was found is not yet known; however neighbors have reported seeing police remove blood-stained furniture and other items from the house.
According to neighbors, Eddie lived in the house with five other roommates. It remains unclear where they were at the time of the murder. One neighbor told the Miami Herald that there was a large party at the house on July 4 and that it was still going on at 2 a.m., when he went to bed.
The last reported sighting of Eddie was at a CVS Pharmacy in the 6400 block of South Dixie Highway, just a few blocks away from his home. According to surveillance footage from the store, Eddie made a purchase there roughly two hours before his body was found.
Investigators have released few details in the case and will only say that they are actively investigating it as a homicide. They have also declined to comment on a possible motive or a cause of death.
"We haven't gotten any information on cause of death at this time," Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a Miami-Dade police spokesman, told ABC News. "That does not mean they don't know."
Police also won't comment on a possible connection to a May 5 incident, in which Eddie and an unnamed roommate were the victims of a home invasion robbery. The incident occurred at Eddie's previous residence, in the 5700 block of Southwest 61st Street. According to the criminal complaint, an unknown subject, armed with a semi-automatic handgun, burst into the home and demanded money. Eddie and his roommate gave the robber a total of $620. The case was never solved and Eddie moved shortly thereafter.
According to Eddie's profile on MySpace.com, he was a Los Angeles native, who had been studying psychology at the University Of Miami since 2005. In the "About Me" section of the profile, he wrote:
"I live for the nights I won't remember and the friends I'll never forget."
For his interests, Eddie listed several that are typical of many young college students:
"Drinkin, smokin, parties, working out, crazy hot sex, clubs, chillin with the homies, hackey sack, going to the beach, occasionally laying out in the sun, and i love trying new things." [sic throughout].
Last week, Eddie's mother, Pamela Bailey, spoke briefly about her son's murder with KNBC.com. During the interview she said she was devastated and shocked.
"I feel like I'm cried out, and yet nothing will bring him back." Pamela said. "I knew things like this happened and I never ever expected it to happen to me ... I want him to be remembered as a kid who was just so loving and so full of life."
Anyone with information about the murder of Eddie Pieron is asked to contact Miami-Dade's homicide bureau at 305-471-2400 or Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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